Digital Illustration Catalogue Covers

Technique: Combine originally electronically created components into a plausible idea that has an impact.
Objective: Create covers using thematic objects for a multi-product yearly catalogs. The process in creating the original catalogue covers relies on illustrator use of original thought and resources not relying on borrowing from images created by other illustrators. Background ideas are originals produced from textures and shapes adapted from stock photography, much inspired from images in volumes of illustrators annuals.

2004 • Art Directed four ideas around an image of a real chalice and hands shot by an in-house photographer. Created all reflections and backgrounds including water, water drip, shadows, choice of colors and placed the Christian Church logo onto the chalice. Cover at right was chosen by the marketing business unit for this catalog. Cover theme was used on the inside pages to compliment the mood set by the front cover.

2003 • Art Directed four ideas around an image of a real chalice shot by in-house photographer. Created chiseled stone effect and logo placement on the chalice as well as time worn backgrounds. Cover at right was chosen by the marketing business unit for this yearly catalog. Cover theme was used on the inside pages to compliment the mood set by the front cover.

2001 • Art Directed three ideas using the nine religious symbols and backgrounds. In two ideas, a somewhat Impressionistic Period approach is used by placing the symbols into a constructed background of scanned, crumpled, torn edge, colorized paper with added color for shadows . Cover theme was used on the inside pages to compliment the mood set by the front cover.